The Maldives Survival Expedition

By Tom Williams, winner of Channel 4’s Alone

Two islands. Eleven days.

£3,990

per person

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The Adventure

Our expeditions follow a simple arc: Learn, Survive, Celebrate.

Learn

Five days on your training island. Fire by friction, fishing off the beach, finding food in places you wouldn’t have thought to look. By day five the phone has been gone long enough that you’ve stopped reaching for it.

Survive

Then comes the transfer. A different island, minimal kit, instructors gone. Three raw nights with your fellow castaways putting everything to the test. This is the only Desert Island Survival expedition where the survival phase takes place on a dedicated island, separate from where you trained.

Celebrate

You’re found. A speedboat, a hot shower, a bed with a mattress. Five stars hits differently when you’ve earned it. That evening the group gathers for dinner. The conversation is the kind you only get after shared adversity.

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Key Facts

Location

Southern Maldives, reached via Male, then a 45-min domestic flight to Kaadedhdhoo.

Length

11 days / 10 nights. Survival + luxury finale.

Group Size

8–12 people. A tribe of fellow adventurers.

Who It’s For

People who want to know what they’re actually made of. No survival experience needed.

What You’ll Actually Do

Swim alongside reef sharks in crystal-clear waters.

Survive three raw nights on an untouched second island.

Sleep in hammocks under endless Maldivian stars.

Cook fresh fish over fires you made yourself.

Celebrate in a 5★ luxury resort after your survival challenge.

A different way to think about the price

How much per year of memory?

Tell us your age. We’ll do the maths.

How old are you? 45

254570

£99.75 / year

Less than a takeaway dinner a month.

You’re 45. That’s 40 years of telling this story.
Maldives · £3,990 ÷ 40 years

More Info

Day 1: Arrival We meet you at Kaadedhdhoo Airport and transfer to your guest house. Safety briefing, a meal, and the first night of genuinely switching off.
Day 2: Out to the Island Speedboats to the training island. Camp goes up together. Shelters, hammocks, fire before dark. Dinner round the campfire.
Day 3: Fire Fire by friction. Bow drill technique from scratch. That afternoon, you catch and cook your supper off the beach.
Day 4: Finding Food What's safe to eat, where the shellfish are, how to open a coconut properly. The island starts giving things up.
Day 5: The Day the Noise Stops By now the phone has been gone long enough that you've stopped reaching for it. Tonight the group cooks and eats together. Rum appears. Nobody is in a hurry.
Day 6: Preparing for the Real Thing Gathering resources. Then a conversation about the psychology of survival. Tomorrow, the instructors leave.
Day 7: Survival Phase Begins The fire is out. The instructors are gone. You're transferred to the survival island with minimal kit. Everything you've learned is now the only thing you have.
Days 8 and 9: Survival Phase Three days, two islands, no safety net other than each other.
Day 10: Rescue You're found. A hot shower. A bed. Five stars hits differently when you've earned it. That evening, dinner together. The conversation is the kind you only get after shared adversity.
Day 11: Home Speedboats. Flights. People tend to leave quieter than they arrived.

Included: 2 private islands, 5 days training, 3 days survival, hammocks & kit, meals & drinks, 1 guesthouse night, 1 beach hotel night.
Not included: International flights, domestic flight from Male, visas, travel insurance, personal kit, personal expenses.

Is this safe if I've never done anything like this before? The majority of people who join us haven't. The instructors build every skill from scratch, starting on day one. The physical challenge is real and it's designed that way, but it's designed to be met, not to select people out. You don't need a baseline. You just need to show up.
How fit do I need to be? Reasonably active is enough. You don't need to train for it. You'll swim, you'll carry things, you'll build and forage. The pace is set by the group. If you can handle a long hiking day, you can handle this.
What if I can't afford the full amount right now? The deposit is £490. That holds your spot for seven days with a full refund if you change your mind. It's not a commitment to the whole trip. It's a way of answering the question without having to decide everything at once.
What's actually included in the £3,990? Two private islands, five days of skill training, three days survival challenge, all meals and drinks on the islands, hammocks and kit, one guesthouse night on arrival, one beach hotel night at the finale. International flights and the domestic hop from Malé are not included.
Will I be the only one going alone? Nearly everyone comes alone. By day three that stops mattering. There's something that happens when a group of strangers share a fire, catch their own food, and sleep under the same sky. It doesn't feel like planned socialising. It feels like something that earned itself.
Vegetarian/vegan?
Yes, we cater for all diets.

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Only 5-Star Reviews

“I'm not sure where to start, this was one of the best trips I've ever done. I learnt invaluable skills, reconnected to nature, reassessed whats really important to me, and made some new friends along the way...”
Thomas Nicholls
“There are experiences that are memorable and there are experiences that are life altering, Desert Island Survival was certainly the latter for me and it happened in the exact right moment in life when I desperately needed to reset, heal and regroup....”
Oleg Ravnushkin
“Amazing! ☀️ This trip was incredible, and I am so glad I did it! I would 100% recommended this company, they are great. They offer consistent communication and support from booking to preparing for your trip, and look after you well during it...”
Ciara Rooney

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